Head of Strategic Planning

CRB Auto, a division of Mechanics Bank is currently searching for a Head of Strategic Planning based in our Irvine office. This role will identify and execute growth opportunities for CRB Auto. Will partner with the CEO to evaluate market forecast and long-term trends, collect competitive intelligence, drive cross-functional business processes and maintain business model innovation. Serves as a key leader for strategic initiatives, especially those with a focus on longer-term innovation and transformation. Will synchronize strategies with corporate centric plans and interpret long-term plans into short-term projects. Will be focused on planning, growth and business model innovation objectives.

What you will do:

• Develop inclusive strategic plan and strategy by collaborating with the leadership team, board and executives
• Assist the CEO and senior leadership team in defining and refining the business strategy and operating framework
• Establish and review key strategic priorities and collaborate with the CEO to develop a comprehensive strategic plan.
• Analyzing market dynamics, market share changes, product line performance and competitive intelligence.
• Identify strategic risks
• Partner with institutional leadership, special committees and consultants to support execution of key initiatives
• Facilitate communication of the strategy, long-term vision, and underlying business logic within and across offices
• Ensure stable metrics are in place to measure performance and progress
• Monitor execution of business initiatives
• Mobilize and manage teams of individuals charged with executing strategies
• Act as a resource across an organization to increase broad cohesion for strategic plans
• 25% of expected travel

Who you are:

• Ability to secure associate functional commitments across the enterprise
• Visionary and Strategic thinking skills – great at seeing patterns and connecting the dots
• Strong quantitative analysis skills: ability to use industry analysis, financial forecasting, business model evaluation, scenario analysis, and other forms of data-intensive financial modeling to derive strategic insight and inform executive decision-making
• Excellent leadership, managerial and decision making skills
• Strategic mindset with an ability to think broadly, refine questions, and develop analytical frameworks
• Outstanding project management skills
• High Emotional Intelligence and verbal and written communication skills that educate and influence senior leaders
• Ability to “manage up”
• Bachelor’s Degree required and a minimum of 10+ years of relevant industry or professional services experience required
• Demonstrated experience presenting to C-Suite and Board level audiences

Core Company Competencies:

• Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Decision Quality – Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Values Differences – Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity.

Job Specific Competencies:

• Strategic Mindset – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Cultivates Innovation – Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Financial Acumen – Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Organizational Savvy – Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics